Lizzo took to social media on Friday afternoon (March 29) to share an emotionally driven statement.
“I'm tired of putting up with everyone in my life and on the internet dragging me,” she wrote against an orange and yellow background. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little bit better than I found it. But I'm starting to feel like people don't want me in it.”
He continued, “I'm constantly faced with lies being told about me for influence and opinions… it's funny every time because of looks… that my character is picked on by people who don't know me and don't respect my name. I didn't sign up for this – — REPEAT [peace out emoji].”
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The “About Damn Time” singer has been under scrutiny for the past year as she was embroiled in a harassment lawsuit filed by three of the “Special” singer's former dancers in August 2023. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles by the dancers Arianna Davis , Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, accuses Lizzo (real name Melissa Jefferson) and Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc. for a wide range of legal offenses and included dozens of pages of detailed allegations.
In one allegation, the lawsuit alleges that Lizzo induced dancers to attend a sexual performance in Amsterdam's famous Red Light District and then pressured them into engaging with the performers. The lawsuit also included alleged outbursts by Lizzo, including a “stern audition” in April after she accused the dancers of “drinking alcohol before the shows.” one dancer claims the ordeal went on so long she wet herself because she feared she would be fired if she left the stage. The suit also alleges that Lizzo repeatedly told the dancers that “none of their jobs were safe” and expressed “thinly veiled concerns” about a dancer's weight gain.
Lizzo denied the allegations in a response shared on Twitter, calling them “false allegations” and “shocking stories.” In March, a judge ordered the case “stayed,” while Lizzo is challenging his January ruling, which largely rejected her efforts to dismiss the lawsuit under California's anti-SLAPP law — a special law that makes it easier the swift end to unfair lawsuits that threaten free speech. .
A week ago, Lizzo took to Instagram to reveal that she's working on new music and “almost ready” to “be a normal person again… to be out.. to love and trust people.. to try to make new friends… to continue live… to sing and talk about my pain and my joy… just give me a little more time.”
He continued, “Thank you for your patience and to those who unfollowed thank you too because now I know where we stand.”
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